Born and raised in Paris and currently located in Austin, TX, Hugo de Saint Quentin, the founding member of blues rock act Hooka Hey grew up listening to American rock ‘n’ roll; in fact, rock […]
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Comprised of Matt Van Schie, best known for his work as the bassist, guitarist and founding member of the Sydney, Australia-based band Van She, and renowned, London-based producer, remixer, DJ and electronic music artist Mighty […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past few weeks, you may remember a lengthy post on the legendary Malian griot Kassé Mady Diabaté, who has been recognized during his 50 year career as one of […]
Throughout his career, Bilal has been rather enigmatic and reclusive – he’s been known to record an album and promptly disappear into the fringes to reappear with another album, some time later.  In fact, Bilal’s A Love Surreal was […]
Victoria + Jean are a Swedish-Belgian avant-pop duo that have risen to prominence across Europe for a slinky, seductive sound based around pop melodies created by Jean’s swaggering, bluesy guitar work and Victoria’s sensual vocals […]
If you’ve been following for the past few months, you may recall that I had written about a new band, The Bulls which is comprised of The Airborne Toxic Event’s multi-instrumentalist, Anna Bulbrook and The Duke Spirit’s guitarist, Marc […]
Canadian singer/songwriter Joanie Wolkoff is the lyrical and creative mastermind behind up-and-coming electro pop act Her Habits, a collaboration with producer Sanford Livingston – a collaboration that began in earnest when the duo worked on […]
In a recent NPR interview about their latest effort, Lese Majesty, Shabazz Palaces’s Ishmael Butler offered a challenge to contemporary emcees and hip-hop artists. At one point, the former Digable Planet said,  “This endeavor that […]
Gosh Pith, the Detroit-based duo of Josh Smith (vocals, guitar and production) and Josh Freed (samples, synths and production) have developed a reputation for material that focuses on capturing a specific feeling, rather than a concrete […]
Richie Hawtin is a man of many titles as he’s known as a renowned DJ, head of the electronica label, M_Nus, for collaborations with the British sculptor Anish Kapour in an installation which appeared in Paris, and perhaps most important […]
If you really know your hip-hop and were a child of the 80s as I was, you would remember Digable Planets – after all, their debut effort Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space) was […]
The members of Alba Lua, Clem Alptraum, Armand Dipascual, Thomas Artiguenave, and Joan Baptista hail from Paris and Bordeaux – two of arguably the world’s loveliest places. As Alba Lua (the term actually translates into […]
Growing up in Paris to Brazilian parents, Yndi Ferreira taught himself how to play guitar and sing, and was performing in bands by the time he was in his early teens. By the time Ferreira […]
Tempers is a New York based duo comprised of Jasmine Golestaneh and Eddie Cooper. Golestaneh, who was born in Florida is of Latvian and Persian descent, and lived in Paris and London before she moved […]
Mohammed Alidu at Arlene’s Grocery 3/31/13
Mohammed Alidu Arlene’s Grocery March 31, 2013 Mohammed Alidu is probably best known for his involvement in the Playing for Change project as a drummer – and although he been a member of the Playing […]